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The British passed the '''Boston Port Act''' on March 7, 1774, ordering that [[Boston]] Harbor be closed in order to punish the Colony of Massachusetts for the [[Boston Tea Party]]. Residents responded by sending food to Boston from the surrounding towns.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-07&view=View</ref>
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The British passed the '''Boston Port Act''' on March 7, 1774, ordering that [[Boston]] Harbor be closed in order to punish the Colony of Massachusetts for the [[Boston Tea Party]], until the cost of the tea destroyed during the Tea Party had been paid for. Residents responded by sending food to Boston from the surrounding towns.<ref>http://www.amerisearch.net/index.php?date=2004-03-07&view=View</ref>
    
The Commander at [[Bunker Hill]], William Prescott, wrote that ''"Providence has placed you where you must stand the first shock ...  If we submit to these regulations, all is gone."''
 
The Commander at [[Bunker Hill]], William Prescott, wrote that ''"Providence has placed you where you must stand the first shock ...  If we submit to these regulations, all is gone."''
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